page_title: Tel Aviv University
section_title: Academic units
hierarchical_section_title: Tel Aviv University / Academic units
caption_attribution_description: עברית: בניין בית הספר לכלכלה באוניברסיטת ת"א
context_page_description: Tel Aviv University is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Located in northwest Tel Aviv, the university is the center of teaching and research of the city, comprising 9 faculties, 17 teaching hospitals, 18 performing arts centers, 27 schools, 106 departments, 340 research centers, and 400 laboratories.
  Besides being the largest university in Israel, Tel Aviv University is also the largest Jewish university in the world. It originated in 1956 when three education units merged to form the university. The original 170-acre campus was expanded and now makes up 220 acres in Tel Aviv's Ramat Aviv neighborhood. It regularly ranks among the top academic institutions in the world by the THE World University Rankings, QS World University Rankings, and the Shanghai Ranking.
context_section_description: Faculties
  Katz Faculty of the Arts
  Fleischman Faculty of Engineering
  Sackler Faculty of Exact Sciences
  Entin Faculty of Humanities
  Buchmann Faculty of Law
  Wise Faculty of Life Sciences
  Sackler Faculty of Medicine
  Gordon Faculty of Social Sciences
  Boris Mints Institute
  Coller School of Management
  Independent schools 
  Porter School of Environmental Studies
  Buchmann-Mehta School of Music
  David Azrieli School of Architecture
  Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine
  Miller School of Education
  Shapell School of Social Work
  TAU International (formerly the School for Overseas Students)
  Sagol School of Neuroscience
  Institutes and centers
  A full list of Tel Aviv University's over 130 research institutes and centers is available here .
caption: School of Economics
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